Comics Interview — Issue #104

A Nairobi-raised commercial artist who built his career doing storyboards for films (*Freejack*, Fried Green Tomatoes) and advertising (Kellogg's Tony the Tiger, Coca-Cola, U.S.M.C. commercials), Boonthanakit discusses his upcoming multi-part Wolverine story for Marvel Comics Presents, written by Dwight Zimmerman. He reflects on balancing the lucrative commercial market with his long-held desire to do mainstream comics, and expresses admiration for Crying Freeman and Modesty Blaise alongside Jim Lee's Marvel work.

In a candid and detailed account, Perez lays out the full saga of production problems that plagued War of the Gods, DC's Wonder Woman 50th-anniversary crossover: late editorial communication, conflicting Captain Marvel projects with John Byrne, the departure of artist Cynthia Martin, and overlapping with Armageddon 2001. He describes losing all creative investment in the book mid-run, eventually hanging up the phone on DC after a delayed payment, and states he has not spoken to anyone at DC since — now working for Marvel. He argues that company-wide crossovers are generally harmful to creativity.

(int. Darrel L. Boatz) — A 14-year-old Chicago fan discusses his favorite titles (*Sandman*, Incredible Hulk, Animal Man), his involvement in APAs, and his self-published fanzine The Comic Collector Monthly; the piece serves as a snapshot of youth fandom and the collector speculation frenzy around Spider-Man #1.